Ok some of you guys are crazy! LOL! Love the tentacles and tank! Here is a sample of my fish I've been working on! Just the first coats of paint... not finished yet! Also working on the sign for the background, yes I did think this was a sign competition not a science experiment!

JUST DO IT! The whole point is not to win but rather to build the best piece you possibly can as a display piece for your own studio. Do a little each day and have fun with it. You will be amazed at what you accomplish.

Don't put something like this off. Tomorrow never comes - only what you do today counts.

I've been working ideas over in my brain & my sketch book for a few weeks and also trying to figure out if I'm going to get any HDU in stock in time to doing any actual routering. LOLSo here's what I have in mind...

My approach is...it's the institute for study...so why not show a mechanical fish being studied.

I had the idea for the mechanical fish right away...it was the stand that gave me a tough time because it's one of my weaker "building" aspect. :)

This shows my rough sketch of the fish. It will be hanging from the stand with both sides of the fish ripped open with sardine can keys showing all it's mechanical innards.

this shows the stand which will consist of a series of rust pipes, rods, knobs, nuts and bolts and such + a magnifying glass on both sides and of course a large magnet at the top to attached the fish to.

Here's the base with the institutes name and will be two large gears stacked on top of one another.

Wow...what am I thinking?!?!? LOL I have a lot of catching up to do and I'm going camping for a week....hmmm...maybe mine will be teeny tiny fish with a huge wind-up key in it's back. LOL

If all goes well and I actually get it done in time I'm going to try and do a video featuring one of the researchers that work at the Institute...but we'll have to see. :)

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